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Network tied to Russian intelligence targeted Argentina's Javier Milei in 2024: Report
Leaked files say Russian agents spent US$283,000 to place about 250 articles in more than 20 Argentine news sites.
- On Friday, an international media consortium revealed that a Russian spy network known as 'The Company' infiltrated Argentine media in 2024 to discredit President Javier Milei by paying for hundreds of articles.
- Leaked documents indicate Russian agents claimed they spent $283,000 to place around 250 articles across over 20 Argentine news sites between June and October 2024.
- Documents claim agents paid $40,700 for 37 pieces on Diario Con Vos and $32,500 for 17 stories on C5N, though most outlets denied accepting money from the network.
- Agents circulated a fake story claiming Milei sent a "sabotage group" to attack a gas pipeline in Chile, part of a deliberate plan to create tension between the two nations.
- Milei called the espionage "of an institutional gravity rarely seen in history," while the Russian Embassy in Argentina flatly denied the disinformation campaign existed.
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Argentine President Javier Milei said this Friday that the government will go “to the last consequences” in the case of...
Leak reveals Russian campaign to discredit Milei through Argentine media outlets
A spy group linked to Russian foreign intelligence funded the publication of more than 250 articles across at least 23 Argentine digital media outlets between June and October 2024, aiming to discredit Javier Milei's government, according to an investigation based on leaked documents conducted by an international media consortium.
A network of propaganda related to Russian information services led in 2024 a campaign against the government of Argentine President Javier Milei, revealed an investigation of an international coalition of mass media institutions, reports AFP, according to News.ro.
The Russian authorities denied this Friday their participation in an alleged disinformation campaign against the current government of Argentina, presided over by Javier Milei, which would have consisted of a series of “hybrid war” maneuvers to question the Argentine Executive.A plan designed to weaken the international image of the Milei Administration, in addition to fostering internal divisions and creating diplomatic frictions with neighbour…
A document of the Russian secret services, shared with an international association of journalists, reveals the scheme, which lasted several months.
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